Wild vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 4

Both the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators are coming off a victory, heading into their meeting at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -130 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Predators are at +110.

Minnesota secured a 4-3 home victory against the Montreal Canadiens its last time out on Feb. 2. Quinn Hughes had three points (three assists) for the Wild.

In its last game on Feb. 2, Nashville secured a 6-5 home victory against the St. Louis Blues. Roman Josi had four points (four assists) in that outing for the Predators.

Here's our pick for who will clinch the win in Wednesday's matchup.

Wild vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 5 - Predators 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.10 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Predators Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Predators matchup.

• Favorite: Wild (-130)
• Underdog: Predators (+110)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild are 18-15 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Minnesota is 13-12 (victorious in 52.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter.
• The Wild's implied moneyline win probability is 56.5% in this contest.
• Minnesota's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 31 times.

Predators Betting Insights

• This season the Predators have been an underdog 38 times, and won 15, or 39.5%, of those games.
• Nashville has a record of 12-18, a 40.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +110 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Predators, based on the moneyline, is 47.6%.
• Nashville has played 27 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota has scored the ninth-most goals in the NHL (186 total, 3.3 per game).
• The Wild have conceded 161 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking 10th in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+25) makes the team sixth-best in the league.
• The 47 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season (on 187 power-play chances) are the third-most in the NHL.
• Minnesota's 25.13% power-play conversion rate is the sixth-best in the league.
• The Wild have scored four shorthanded goals this season.
• Minnesota's 78.08% penalty-kill success rate ranks 23rd in the league.
• Minnesota has the 31st-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 46.6%.
• The Wild have an 11.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 10th in the league.

Predators Key Stats

• With 159 goals (2.9 per game), Nashville has the NHL's 23rd-ranked offense.
• The Predators' total of 188 goals allowed (3.4 per game) is 27th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -29, the team is 28th in the league.
• The Predators have 35 power-play goals (14th in NHL) on 163 chances.
• Nashville has the NHL's 14th-ranked power-play percentage (21.47%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Predators have four.
• Nashville's has the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.86%).
• Nashville wins 51.4% of faceoffs, eighth-best in the NHL.
• The 10.2% shooting percentage of the Predators is 27th in the league.